Movies About Rednecks

From Charles Laughton, starring Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish, James Gleason
Rated Not Rated

The Night of the Hunter is a classic 1955 film directed by Charles Laughton and starring Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, and Lillian Gish. It tells the story of a false preacher, Harry Powell (Mitchum), who marries a woman for her money and then sets out to find her two young children, John and Pearl, who hold the secret to the location of their mother's stolen fortune. Along the way, Powell is pursued by John and Pearl's Sheriff-Uncle, and a kindly elderly woman, Rachel Cooper (Gish). Together, they must battle Powell's dark and twisted ideology, as well as the harsh realities of life in the rural south during the Great Depression. In the end, Powell is defeated and justice is served. The film is considered a classic of its time, due to its unique blend of horror, suspense, and poetic imagery.

From John Boorman, starring Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty, Ronny Cox
Rated R

Deliverance (1972) is a classic thriller directed by John Boorman, starring Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty, and Ronny Cox. The film follows four Atlanta businessmen - Lewis (Voight), Ed (Reynolds), Bobby (Beatty), and Drew (Cox) - as they embark on a weekend canoe trip down the Cahulawassee River in Georgia. Little do they know, the river is inhabited by dangerous backwoodsmen, and the men soon find themselves in a fight for survival against nature and the locals. In order to make it out alive, the men must rely on their wits and strength to outsmart the locals and overcome the obstacles of the wilderness. Through their journey, the men learn about themselves, and their friendship is tested as they come face to face with danger.

From Ted Kotcheff, starring Donald Pleasence, Gary Bond, Chips Rafferty, Sylvia Kay
Rated R

Wake in Fright is a 1971 Australian thriller directed by Ted Kotcheff. The film follows the journey of a schoolteacher, John Grant (Gary Bond), who finds himself stranded in a small outback town called Bundanyabba. In the town, he quickly becomes enmeshed in the locals' wild lifestyle of drinking, gambling, and kangaroo hunting, and finds himself increasingly unable to escape the town's darkness and poverty. As the film progresses, John's mental and physical health deteriorate, and he is pushed to his breaking point. The film is a powerful exploration of how a person's environment and the people they surround themselves with can have a huge influence on their well-being.

From Nicolas Roeg, starring Jenny Agutter, David Gulpilil, Luc Roeg, John Meillon
Rated GP

Walkabout is a 1971 British-Australian drama film directed by Nicolas Roeg and starring Jenny Agutter and David Gulpilil. The film follows two white children—a schoolgirl from England and her younger brother—who become stranded in the Australian outback and are helped to survive by an Indigenous Australian teenage boy on his ritual ‘walkabout’. The film follows the children as they struggle to survive in the harsh environment, while also exploring themes of nature, culture clash, and identity. The film is known for its non-linear narrative structure and its stunning cinematography, which features wide shots of the Australian landscape.

From Eli Craig, starring Tyler Labine, Alan Tudyk, Katrina Bowden, Jesse Moss
Rated R

Tucker and Dale vs Evil is a horror comedy film written and directed by Eli Craig. The film follows two dim-witted hillbillies, Tucker and Dale, who are mistaken for murderous backwoods hillbillies by a group of preppy college kids. The college kids are on a holiday in the woods and when one of them gets separated from the group, the hillbillies try to help, but the situation quickly escalates into horrific mayhem. In the end, Tucker and Dale must battle the college kids to save their lives. The film provides a humorous and entertaining take on classic horror movie tropes.

From Phillip Noyce, starring Everlyn Sampi, Tianna Sansbury, Kenneth Branagh, Laura Monaghan
Rated PG

From Tobe Hooper, starring Marilyn Burns, Edwin Neal, Allen Danziger, Paul A. Partain
Rated R

From Peter Weir, starring Rachel Roberts, Anne-Louise Lambert, Vivean Gray, Helen Morse
Rated PG

From John Hillcoat, starring Ray Winstone, Guy Pearce, Emily Watson, Richard Wilson
Rated R

From Jennifer Kent, starring Aisling Franciosi, Maya Christie, Baykali Ganambarr, Addison Christie
Rated R

From Ari Aster, starring Florence Pugh, Jack Reynor, Vilhelm Blomgren, William Jackson Harper
Rated R

From Alejandro Landes, starring Sofia Buenaventura, Julián Giraldo, Karen Quintero, Laura Castrillón
Rated R

From Daniel Nettheim, starring Willem Dafoe, Sam Neill, Morgan Davies, Jacek Koman
Rated R

From Rob Zombie, starring Sid Haig, Sheri Moon Zombie, Bill Moseley, William Forsythe
Rated R

From Ron Howard, starring Amy Adams, Glenn Close, Gabriel Basso, Haley Bennett
Rated R

From Justin Kurzel, starring Lucas Pittaway, Daniel Henshall, Louise Harris, Bob Adriaens
Rated Not Rated

From Sean S. Cunningham, starring Betsy Palmer, Adrienne King, Jeannine Taylor, Robbi Morgan
Rated R

From Stephen Fingleton, starring Martin McCann, Mia Goth, Olwen Fouéré, Douglas Russell
Rated Not Rated

From Wes Craven, starring Susan Lanier, Robert Houston, John Steadman, Janus Blythe
Rated R

From Ray Lawrence, starring Laura Linney, Gabriel Byrne, John Howard, Stelios Yiakmis
Rated R

From Tony Maylam, starring Brian Matthews, Leah Ayres, Brian Backer, Larry Joshua
Rated R

From Greg McLean, starring Nathan Phillips, Cassandra Magrath, Kestie Morassi, John Jarratt
Rated R

From Robert Hiltzik, starring Felissa Rose, Jonathan Tiersten, Karen Fields, Christopher Collet
Rated R

From Marcus Nispel, starring Jessica Biel, Jonathan Tucker, Andrew Bryniarski, Erica Leerhsen
Rated R

From Rob Schmidt, starring Eliza Dushku, Jeremy Sisto, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Desmond Harrington
Rated R